11:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht isn't concerned that the arrival of quarterback Tom Brady will put too much pressure on his young roster to produce. Appearing on Sports Center with Scott Van Pelt Thursday night, Licht was asked if he was concerned that "urgency…

10:50 PM ET Bidding for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl LI championship ring closed at $1.025 million Thursday night, making it one of the most expensive items in the All In Challenge, which aims to be the largest virtual fundraiser in history to feed those in need. In addition…

8:09 PM ET The New York Jets and Jamal Adams have reached an impasse in contract talks, sources confirmed to ESPN, raising tensions between the team and its star safety. The two sides have had multiple conversations since the draft, but the Jets told him they prefer to wait on a long-term extension…

7:06 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Chase Briscoe capped a heartbreaking week by winning the Xfinity Series' return to action at Darlington Raceway on Thursday. Briscoe was in the Darlington infield Tuesday awaiting the race's original start when he digitally joined his wife, Marissa, for…

5:36 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban scolded Crimson Tide mascot Big Al for not wearing a mask and not maintaining proper social distancing as part of a public service announcement released Thursday by Alabama football. It's the latest PSA that Saban has participated in since the coronavirus pandemic…

4:54 PM ET New York Jets running back Frank Gore, on his third AFC East team in three seasons, has spent his time in the division looking up at the New England Patriots. The balance of power, he believes, could be on the verge of shifting. "It's wide open," Gore said Thursday on videoconference with…

May 22, 2020 Bartolo Colon turns 47 on Sunday. In honor of his birthday, here are 47 things you need to know about one of the most improbable careers in recent history. (Editor's note: This story originally ran for Colon's 45th birthday, but two years later Bartolo is still amazing us all) 1. He pitched…

Jorge Soler clubbed an AL-best 48 home runs last season and also led the majors in Barrels with 70.  3:16 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Baseball is such a different game today than it was when rotisserie was first invented. Back in 1980, most anyone interested in baseball was lured in by such bubble-gum-card…

3:26 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Coming to America from Greece as a teenager was not always the smoothest transition for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Before "Giannis" became a household name, those who couldn't pronounce his last name often called the NBA's reigning MVP the "Greek Freak,"…

1:26 PM ET Tom Brady's journey to each of his nine Super Bowls with the New England Patriots will be the subject of an ESPN series released next year. Entitled "The Man in the Arena: Tom Brady,'' the nine-episode series will include a look from Brady's perspective at the six NFL titles and three Super…